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2016/08/25 06:21:41
robert_e_bone
This may have been posted before, and apologies if I have created a duplicate thread with this.
 
I stumbled across a link in another forum thread, that is for a site with an absolutely incredible array of freeware utilities, developed for Windows, that may have some that would be useful for Sonar users:
 
http://www.nirsoft.net/
 
To give you an idea of what's freely available to download, there are utilities for:
 
1) Data Recovery from failed partitions and other situations
2) Windows Password Recovery
3) Reporting on Registry changes
4) Network Monitoring
5) Internet Tools
6) Duplicate Files Reporting
 
Bob Bone
 
 
http://www.nirsoft.net/
 
2016/08/25 08:26:04
Mesh
Thanks Bob!!
This will really come in handy if/when something goes wrong......bookmarked.
2016/08/25 11:09:44
bitflipper
I've used Nir's dump analyzer. For a freebie, it's pretty good. It's been awhile, but IIRC it'll handle SONAR-generated minidumps, too, although you may need to use a command-line option to point it to the right folder.
2016/08/25 11:47:31
arachnaut
I've used Nirsoft routines for more than a decade, I think.
You might want to quarantine the password utilities if you don't need them because they throw warnings on virus scanners.
 
One of the tools I use a lot is called 'sysexp.exe'. It allows you to extract text and columns from windows.
For example:
 
I open the folder on the Nirsoft file in File Explorer, then point sysexp to it:
 

 
Then I select just the Filename column and export the data to HTML (other file types may be used).
 
I see this when I open the export file:
 

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